. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/TPKM/166 
28 August 2009  
 (09-4051) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU   
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Foods Produced Using Recombinant-DNA Microorganisms 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Guideline for Food Sa fety Assessment of Foods 
Produced Using Recombinant-DNA Microorganisms  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  15  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_3005_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2009/sps/TPKM/09_3005_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft guideline explains the information required for food 
safety assessment of genetically modified foods  (hereafter as GM foods) produced using 
recombinant-DNA microorganisms. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) The "Guideline for the Conduct of  Food Safety Assessment of 
Foods produced using Recombinant-DNA Microorganisms" is the reference.  The full texts may be downloaded from the following website: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ download/standards/10025/CXG_046e.pdf
 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/TPKM/166 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft 
Guideline for Food Safety Assessment of  Foods Produced Using Recombinant-DNA 
Microorganisms available in English from the Department of Health. The guideline will be 
announced when adopted.  The full texts may be downloaded from the following website:  
http://food.doh.gov.tw/foodnew/News/New sHotDetail.aspx?IDX=458&TableSource=Post
&RowNo=1    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 October 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bureau of Food Safety 
Department of Health 
No.36, Tacheng St., Datong District, Taipei City 10341, Taiwan 
Tel:  +886-2-85907078  Fax:  +886-2-25230056 E-mail:  fssarah@doh.gov.tw 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Bureau of Food Safety  
Department of Health 
No.36, Tacheng St., Datong District, Taipei City 10341, Taiwan  
Tel:  +886-2-85907078  Fax:  +886-2-25230056 E-mail:  fssarah@doh.gov.tw